Curiousity: Why is it assumed that ACateredAffair & Cry-Baby will be nominated for best musical? Those who've seen it please write your opinions! Thank you =]- Page 2

[jv92]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:13pm

The nominees will be as follows-

A Catered Affair
Cry Baby
In the Heights
Xanadu

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:14pm

MARY POPPINS was only nominated for Best Musical last season as a way to push LEGALLY BLONDE out of the category, in order to protect the SPRING AWAKENING's Best Musical Award from the money grubbing road voters.

LOVEMUSIK just wasn't good enough for a Best Musical nomination. It was a disaster.

[autopilot2]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:16pm

thanks WBAFoster - that clears it up for me (a few posts ago)

[Jonny boy]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:17pm

"MARY POPPINS was only nominated for Best Musical last season as a way to push LEGALLY BLONDE out of the category, in order to protect the SPRING AWAKENING's Best Musical Award from the money grubbing road voters."

Where did you come up with that?

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:20pm

Riedel

[blaxx]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:28pm

I guess reviews can give us a beter idea - funny thing, is that I went through all the off-Broadway and try out reviews and from positive to not so much, it went PS, ITH, CB and CA.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:35pm

""MARY POPPINS was only nominated for Best Musical last season as a way to push LEGALLY BLONDE out of the category, in order to protect the SPRING AWAKENING's Best Musical Award from the money grubbing road voters."

Where did you come up with that?"

It's the truth. By and large, and as much as I dislike it, Spring Awakening was indeed the best new musical of the 2006-2007 season. I will happily shill CURTAINS (and by God, I do), but Curtains was an old fashioned musical comedy up against the innovated, rejuvinated rock musical genre.

If Legally Blonde would have been nominated, it would have won, for the simple fact that the voters, the road voters, that is, would have picked the bubblegum musical over a show which includes circle jerks and gay love.

Mary Poppins snuck in because LoveMusik was so bad.

[jv92]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 5:38pm

"MARY POPPINS was only nominated for Best Musical last season as a way to push LEGALLY BLONDE out of the category, in order to protect the SPRING AWAKENING's Best Musical Award from the money grubbing road voters.

LOVEMUSIK just wasn't good enough for a Best Musical nomination. It was a disaster."

Mary Poppins actually was not the safest pick in order to guard CRAPTACULAR 2007!'s Tony. LoveMusik would have been. Mary Poppins was probably just as popular with the moronish, greedy road voters that don't know very much about theatre as Legally Bland would have. LoveMusik would have garnered very few votes from them and probably guared HYPERPRETENTIA ON ICE its Tony moreso.
And I thought LoveMusik was a great work of art. It was a helluva lot better than HOW TO SUCCEED IN BEING PRETENTIOUS WHILE REALLY TRYING. It was a little long and a little hard to follow, but I found Hal Prince's director to be apt, I thought the book was fairly good and the two star performances exceptional.
But that was last year. On with the new!

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 6:05pm

I cant help thinking that YF and TLM will get nominations

[James885]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 6:17pm

Oh I'm sure YF and TLM will pick up some noms. YF might get nominations for its set design, orchestrations, costumes, lighting, and perhaps sound. The cast might also pick up a couple nods. But I don't think Brooks and Company should hold their breath for Best Score, and Musical nominations, although I think it might have a shot at a Best Book nom.

Pretty much the same goes for The Little Mermaid. Some of the cast members might get nominations, but I think TLM can certainly rule out Scenic and Costume design nods (when I saw it, I thought the set was a gigantic crowded mess, and the costumes a mishmash of abstract designs and designs based off the movie). I also don't think they should count on a Best Book nomination either.

Updated On: 2/14/08 at 06:17 PM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 6:27pm

Original Books this season:

In The Heights
Passing Strange
[title of show]

Adapted Book by 4-time Tony Winning Legend:

A CATERED AFFAIR

Raved about Book that turned the worst movie of all time into a beloved stage musical:

XANADU

There are only four Best Book slots.

There will be no room for THE LITTLE MERMAID or YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN in that category.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 7:58pm

Oh, for sure, Xanadu should be nominated. I've seen in 8 tmes, going back this Saturday. Most fun on Broadway in years!!!!

[wecrazy]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 8:33pm

As someone who has seen all the shows I would have to say that

A Catered Affair (with new/additional orchestrations from Jonathan Tunick) and In the Heights are the strongest all around shows. I liked Xanadu a lot but it doesn't feel like a Best Musical to me. A Fun show but not a best musical.

Cry Baby has weak directing, terrible book and weak music.
Passing Strange is a great Off-Broadway show that should have never moved to Broadway. At the invited dress the show was a mess and there is no need for Act Two.

The Little Mermaid is a perfect example of too much money ruins the pudding, the show is just bad compared to the original property.
Title of show is another good Off-Broadway show that probably doesn't work nearly as well in a Broadway house. These are just my opinions.

Updated On: 2/14/08 at 08:33 PM

[WickedBoy2]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 8:41pm

You guys are on serious medication if you think Xanadu will get anywhere near getting Best Musical
And anyway, who assumed anything? Where did this thread come from?

Updated On: 2/14/08 at 08:41 PM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 9:14pm

In the Mermaid is a perfect example of too much money ruins the pudding, the show is just bad compared to the original property.

What the hell is IN THE MERMAID?

[BillFinn]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 9:14pm

If Title of Show was smart, they'd wait until after the year has gone. They're up against In the Heights and A Catered Affair. It'd be tough. Might be safer to wait.

[scaryclowns223]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 9:17pm

Bad, bad things have been said about In the Heights' book. I mean, Quiara Alegria-Hudes is good, and I'm sure they've done some work, but critics are likely to still be doubtful of its worth.
Same goes with Mermaid, although it probably didn't have a chance to begin with.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 9:32pm

I am sorry to rain on your parade guys.. but THE LITTLE MERMAID & YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN wont be nominated for BEST NEW MUSICAL. Its a very tight race this year...Most likely XANADU might not even make it....if CATERED AFFAIR & CRY BABY get a lot of good reviews (better than XANADU) or TITLE OF THE SHOW make it thru the cut-off date...


THE LITTLE MERMAID & YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN are higly unlikely... based on the reviews.. as WBaF said... NO ROOM FOR IT!!!

J*


Edit : I like wecrazy, WBaF, YankeFan, Blaxx's assesments- those ALL MAKE SENSE!


Updated On: 2/14/08 at 09:32 PM

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 9:42pm

Spring Awakening's book sucked...

The Little Mermaid and Young Frankenstein will not get a Best Musical nom. I think [TOS] should wait until next season to open because this is not a good time.

[RENTingFAME]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 10:26pm

"Cry Baby has weak directing, terrible book and weak music."

Darn. I was hoping it would be really good. I love the movie.

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 2/14/08 at 11:16pm

What's with the sentiment to wait until next year to open? What's to say we won't get 3-4 very strong shows opening next year that could just as easily keep TOS from getting any sort of nomination for best new musical. We know that Shrek and Billy Elliot both open next season and while no one seems to expect much from Shrek, Billy Elliot did win the Olivier in London.

[theaterfan194]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 12:17am

passing strange is most definitely a musical. with a fleshed out book and score. It compliments, or should i say infuses the musical format with an event style. its on its fifth preview, there will be changes and it most definitely deserves to be uptown.

my predictions are

*lock*
passing strange
a catered affair
in the heights

cry baby
TLM
TOS
YF

Updated On: 2/15/08 at 12:17 AM

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 12:20am

I have to agree with so many of you, (tos) should definitely wait 'til '08-'09 season. That way, the competition won't be as stiff - with BILLY making his way across the pond, West 51st St. going "green" for SHREK, and the (oh-too-heavily wishful thinking) that is the N2N transfer - it'll give the bunch a fair shot at 'making it' all the more evident.

[Nick Plasia]

Posted: 2/19/08 at 2:59am

NEWSFLASH:

I saw A Catered Affair and it bites. Critical reaction
will be mixed at best.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 2/19/08 at 7:42am

After listening to Demo recording of Cry Baby i would say music wise, it needs a lot of work

In the heights
A catered Affair
YF
Xanadu